On the other hand, if you can go into the picture via the Fn button and play with WB, i wonder if i load a picture taken with the istD manual WB and work with that.
I'll try that later and see. I know with the Nikons you can load up a picture with a WB you like and save that, but i don;t use the Nikon software so i'm screwed there. Dave Dave On 2/18/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On the istD in AWB, shot was very dark red, and i had problems getting > a good conversion. Withe the MWB the cast has a light magenta look to > it and i seem to have an easier time converting it to B&W. > > Dave > > On 2/18/07, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dave, > > > > What does white balance have to do with anything when > > you are using an R72 filter??? > > > > Rick > > > > > > --- David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Before it got cold and snowed here, i played with > > > the manual WB on > > > green grass for IR balances. > > > I noticed ,and again it could be me not doing right, > > > that after > > > shooting the grass with R72 filter on, (15 sec > > > exposure to get s good > > > reading) it gave me a test shot. I click on the, use > > > whole fram for > > > balance, and hit ok. When i did that, the next > > > screen went to proper > > > colour for the scene and gave me a yellow/brown cast > > > instead of > > > magenta that i got on my istD. > > > > > > I intend to experiment when the snow goes away, but > > > does this sound > > > normal for the manual wb. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > On 2/17/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > In the studio I shoot AWB and adjust color temp > > > when doing the RAW > > > > conversion. I can deliver any result I want that > > > way and can adjust > > > > the temperature and tint precisely. I don't see > > > any reason to fool > > > > with white balance in the camera. > > > > Paul > > > > On Feb 17, 2007, at 8:40 PM, William Robb wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Digital Image Studio" > > > > > Subject: Re: K10D > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > >> The WB function is the bit I dislike the most > > > about the camera, the > > > > >> screen is quite poor as a tool by which to > > > judge colour balance > > > > >> and if > > > > >> you wish to take a simple WB from a card it's a > > > more complex > > > > >> procedure > > > > >> than the *ist D and there is only a single > > > memory. And in reality > > > > >> setting the WB by temperature is only relevant > > > if you are using an > > > > >> external colour temperature meter as reference. > > > They could have made > > > > >> it a lot simpler and more effective IMO, though > > > those impressed by > > > > >> pretty displays and gadgets should be over the > > > moon. > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > I recall waxing poetic about the WB. > > > > > Considering it's level of flexibility, it should > > > be more functional > > > > > than it > > > > > is. > > > > > It is good for balancing the camera into the > > > studio lights, but > > > > > that is > > > > > mostly because I have a calibrated monitor and > > > digital photolab > > > > > within 25 > > > > > feet of the shooting room, so I'm not depending > > > on the camera LCD > > > > > for colour > > > > > feedback. > > > > > > > > > > William Robb > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Equine Photography > > > www.caughtinmotion.com > > > Ontario Canada > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels > > in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. > > http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > -- > Equine Photography > www.caughtinmotion.com > Ontario Canada > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
